2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/08/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Air Force 13 171 413 2.42 2 50 27 12 2
1 Texas 14 191 495 2.59 2 44 32 13 2
3 Penn State 13 239 485 2.03 3 30 39 18 2
3 Texas A&M 13 209 741 3.55 3 49 37 27 6
3 Iowa 14 272 894 3.29 3 31 54 17 1
6 UCLA 13 200 469 2.35 4 66 30 15 1
6 Liberty 14 189 652 3.45 4 40 41 24 6
6 Navy 12 206 691 3.35 4 69 38 17 4
6 Ohio State 13 237 767 3.24 4 29 48 25 5
6 Iowa State 13 238 779 3.27 4 55 48 25 3
6 Florida Atlantic 12 242 808 3.34 4 61 54 28 6
6 Arizona State 12 190 830 4.37 4 59 47 25 10
13 Utah 13 175 402 2.30 5 45 20 16 3
13 Nebraska 12 193 534 2.77 5 34 36 13 4
13 UTSA 13 215 603 2.80 5 46 39 18 7
13 East Carolina 12 233 623 2.67 5 56 35 23 2
13 Troy 14 222 641 2.89 5 28 47 30 10
13 North Carolina State 13 190 701 3.69 5 83 35 19 8
13 Oregon 14 194 762 3.93 5 41 40 20 5
13 Wisconsin 13 213 775 3.64 5 33 46 32 7
13 Mississippi State 12 232 786 3.39 5 50 49 28 4
13 Kansas State 13 190 853 4.49 5 60 37 26 9
13 Arkansas 12 220 887 4.03 5 46 52 30 9
13 Missouri 13 212 904 4.26 5 41 52 37 10
13 Wake Forest 12 218 942 4.32 5 49 47 28 11
13 Wyoming 13 237 967 4.08 5 61 57 22 6
27 Ball State 12 184 562 3.05 6 39 35 21 7
27 Ohio 13 174 564 3.24 6 48 32 16 5
27 Louisville 14 188 694 3.69 6 73 38 28 6
27 Jacksonville State 13 253 751 2.97 6 77 39 19 3
27 Michigan 15 231 784 3.39 6 74 50 25 5
27 Tulane 14 201 800 3.98 6 51 44 30 7
27 Tennessee 13 239 801 3.35 6 75 47 29 6
27 Old Dominion 13 265 883 3.33 6 75 54 23 4
27 Florida State 14 260 942 3.62 6 46 60 35 10
36 Georgia 14 200 712 3.56 7 48 40 19 4
36 Alabama 14 232 719 3.10 7 74 44 25 5
36 TCU 12 217 815 3.76 7 55 45 25 7
36 West Virginia 13 215 902 4.20 7 58 56 24 8
36 Michigan State 12 244 1052 4.31 7 45 60 36 6
36 UNLV 14 240 1078 4.49 7 50 49 41 10
36 Coastal Carolina 13 240 1093 4.55 7 43 64 43 7
43 Oregon State 13 196 635 3.24 8 54 49 21 3
43 James Madison 13 215 667 3.10 8 58 42 22 6
43 Maryland 13 234 736 3.15 8 48 52 18 3
43 Arizona 13 204 744 3.65 8 28 48 27 6
43 South Alabama 13 225 804 3.57 8 56 42 26 5
43 Miami (Ohio) 14 242 856 3.54 8 55 50 25 9
43 Oklahoma 13 230 894 3.89 8 49 45 32 10
43 SMU 14 248 902 3.64 8 57 51 33 8
43 South Carolina 12 254 951 3.74 8 31 62 29 5
43 Illinois 12 238 984 4.13 8 43 53 35 8
43 Auburn 13 231 996 4.31 8 79 49 34 10
43 Vanderbilt 12 208 1122 5.39 8 74 52 30 12
43 Army 12 233 1252 5.37 8 67 56 37 13
56 Notre Dame 13 225 720 3.20 9 61 39 21 8
56 Connecticut 12 210 745 3.55 9 47 42 22 4
56 Miami (Florida) 13 198 772 3.90 9 60 40 29 8
56 Middle Tennessee 12 219 875 4.00 9 56 45 25 6
56 Duke 13 235 948 4.03 9 49 56 28 6
56 Texas State 13 246 979 3.98 9 31 57 48 10
56 Rutgers 13 235 1031 4.39 9 40 64 33 7
56 Bowling Green 13 229 1043 4.55 9 55 65 33 5
56 Indiana 12 234 1104 4.72 9 80 66 39 9
56 Louisiana-Monroe 12 247 1146 4.64 9 47 68 38 10
56 USC 13 261 1188 4.55 9 59 59 33 15
67 Purdue 12 216 767 3.55 10 52 32 19 8
67 Sam Houston State 12 223 775 3.48 10 32 46 22 7
67 Stanford 12 218 798 3.66 10 37 58 24 7
67 Florida 12 198 840 4.24 10 51 38 31 9
67 Northern Illinois 13 229 867 3.79 10 42 52 30 3
67 Syracuse 13 253 937 3.70 10 50 56 24 5
67 Toledo 14 256 939 3.67 10 50 60 36 3
67 Mississippi 13 249 990 3.98 10 51 56 34 6
67 Washington 15 231 997 4.32 10 44 53 28 4
67 Memphis 13 227 1008 4.44 10 67 51 34 14
67 Georgia State 13 231 1039 4.50 10 67 52 33 11
67 New Mexico State 15 253 1087 4.30 10 52 62 40 12
67 Fresno State 13 241 1098 4.56 10 47 61 38 11
67 Massachusetts 12 232 1264 5.45 10 56 56 35 12
81 Clemson 13 193 661 3.42 11 55 38 20 7
81 Kentucky 13 236 706 2.99 11 29 51 26 3
81 South Florida 13 232 933 4.02 11 48 50 35 13
81 Pittsburgh 12 262 940 3.59 11 55 51 30 8
81 Marshall 13 249 951 3.82 11 75 52 29 8
81 Minnesota 13 205 974 4.75 11 75 44 28 11
81 Virginia Tech 13 226 993 4.39 11 85 50 31 12
81 Texas Tech 13 241 1002 4.16 11 60 56 37 4
81 Florida International 12 246 1031 4.19 11 43 48 33 12
81 Colorado 12 229 1065 4.65 11 74 55 34 8
81 New Mexico 12 213 1088 5.11 11 68 50 35 9
81 Hawai'i 13 233 1105 4.74 11 52 60 41 12
81 BYU 12 213 1118 5.25 11 59 55 40 11
81 Arkansas State 13 256 1162 4.54 11 69 60 36 9
95 California 13 209 815 3.90 12 72 44 25 5
95 San Diego State 12 207 887 4.29 12 57 54 28 8
95 Buffalo 12 219 982 4.48 12 89 45 36 14
95 Colorado State 12 250 986 3.94 12 53 54 29 7
95 Baylor 12 235 987 4.20 12 49 50 25 7
95 Tulsa 12 219 992 4.53 12 77 48 30 10
95 Western Michigan 12 225 1038 4.61 12 54 52 34 12
95 North Carolina 13 259 1104 4.26 12 70 59 36 10
95 San Jose State 13 251 1138 4.53 12 68 65 37 7
95 UTEP 12 236 1194 5.06 12 64 53 35 11
105 Akron 12 237 976 4.12 13 55 51 26 9
105 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 276 1028 3.72 13 49 66 24 4
105 Southern Mississippi 12 206 1067 5.18 13 62 51 36 14
105 Charlotte 12 229 1101 4.81 13 95 51 29 11
105 Eastern Michigan 13 258 1168 4.53 13 36 61 40 13
105 Western Kentucky 13 265 1254 4.73 13 37 73 38 9
111 Boise State 14 228 942 4.13 14 68 51 33 9
111 Northwestern 13 252 1085 4.31 14 64 61 35 7
111 LSU 13 253 1106 4.37 14 52 68 42 4
111 Oklahoma State 14 256 1204 4.70 14 92 63 43 13
111 Louisiana Tech 12 251 1229 4.90 14 72 59 38 14
111 Nevada 12 236 1278 5.42 14 66 58 33 13
111 Boston College 13 219 1331 6.08 14 71 54 37 16
118 Houston 12 226 1026 4.54 15 62 60 28 8
118 Washington State 12 220 1063 4.83 15 52 56 32 12
118 Appalachian State 14 263 1287 4.89 15 75 71 49 11
121 Rice 13 242 880 3.64 16 39 45 26 10
121 Central Michigan 12 219 1039 4.74 16 64 55 35 9
121 Virginia 12 203 1076 5.30 16 73 58 31 9
121 Utah State 13 268 1198 4.47 16 46 73 41 11
121 Cincinnati 12 214 1215 5.68 16 75 64 47 15
121 UAB 12 250 1302 5.21 16 59 72 37 13
121 Temple 12 280 1362 4.86 16 50 69 44 14
128 North Texas 12 271 1177 4.34 17 47 68 30 12
129 Kansas 13 240 984 4.10 18 72 54 26 8
129 UCF 13 270 1356 5.02 18 75 74 44 14
129 Georgia Tech 13 280 1551 5.54 18 74 71 46 16
132 Kent State 12 278 1357 4.88 20 52 71 40 14
132 Georgia Southern 13 243 1373 5.65 20 55 65 48 20
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards